FINAL APPROVAL OF THE ECONOMIC INCENTIVES. JESSICA: A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER’S BACK ON THE JOB AFTER HE WAS SICK WITH COVID-19. HE TESTED POSITIVE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AGO. NEW AT 10:00, I TALKED TO HIM TODAY HE SHARES WHAT IT WAS LIKE. >> I FELT KINDA WEIRD. I SAY WEIRD, I DIDN’T FEEL LIKE I HAD THE FL I JUST FELT KINDA OFF. I DIDN’T THINK I HAD COVID-19. I THOUGHT I HAD SOME ALLERGY ISSUES GOING ON. JESSICA: LIEUTENANT MARK BRUNING WITH GUTHRIE POLICE SAYS HE WAS SURPRISED HIS COVID-19 TEST CAME BACK POSITIVE. THEN, HIS SYMPTOMS STARTED TO CHANGE. I STARTED GETTING HEADACHES, PRETTY BAD HEADACHES. THE TASTE AND SMELL WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I MEAN NOTHING. JESSICA: EVEN NOW, ALMOST A MONTH LATER 45-YEAR-OLD BRUNING SAYS HIS TASTE AND SMELL STILL COME AND GO. BUT HE SAYS HE NEVER HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. >> I’M ABLE NOW TO DONATE PLASMA SO THEY CAN TRY TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE CRITICALLY ILL. >> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO AREN’T SOCIAL DISTANCING LIKE MAYBE THEY HAD BEEN MAYBE THEY’RE NOT TAKING THE SAME PRECAUTIONS. >> YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. THAT’S HOW I LOOK AT IT. JESSICA: AFTER TAKING A FEW WEEKS OFF, LIEUTENANT BRUNING WAS JUST CLEARED TO RETURN TO WORK THIS WEEK. >> MONDAY WAS A LITTLE ROUGH. I JUST GET TIRED, BUT IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. IT’S JUST GONNA TAKE TIME TO BUILD UP MY ENERGY. JESSICA: HIS DOCTOR SAYS IT’S SAFE NOW TO BE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE. AND, HE’S WEARING A MASK WHILE ON THE JOB. LIEUTENANT BRUNING SAY

An Oklahoma police officer is back on the job after he was sick with COVID-19.Lt. Mark Bruning with the Guthrie Police Department tested positive for the coronavirus about four weeks ago.>> Coronavirus in Oklahoma: Latest local updates and resources“I felt kind of weird. I say weird, I didn't feel like I had the flu. I just felt kind of off,” Brunning said. "I didn't think I had COVID-19. I thought I had some allergy issues going on.”Bruning said he was surprised his COVID-19 test came back positive, then, his symptoms started to change.“I started getting headaches pretty bad headaches. The taste and smell was completely gone, I mean nothing,” Bruning said.Almost a month later, 45-year-old Bruning said his taste and smell still come and go. But he said he never had difficulty breathing.“I'm able now to donate plasma, so they can try to help other people who are critically ill," Bruning said.After taking a few weeks off, Bruning was just cleared to return to work this week.“Monday was a little rough. I just get tired but it's understandable. It's just going to take time to build up my energy,” Bruning said.Bruyning’s doctor said it's safe now for him to be around other people. He's also wearing a mask while on the job. Bruning said he doesn't know of anyone else who has tested positive in the department.

GUTHRIE, Okla. —

An Oklahoma police officer is back on the job after he was sick with COVID-19.

Lt. Mark Bruning with the Guthrie Police Department tested positive for the coronavirus about four weeks ago.